formulaic
Example Sentences
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“The Housemaid” is far from the formulaic thriller its trailers and general synopsis suggest.
From Salon
He showed us CCF documents that said the information Russia had provided was "generic and formulaic" and there had been an "inadequate explanation" of the alleged crime.
From BBC
Where Paul was formulaic and structured, Prue brought the whimsy and “Let’s just see what happens” attitude, and the two together created the perfect pair, highlighting everything that the art of baking is about.
From Salon
“F1” is a fun, exciting, predictable popcorn picture so formulaic it even contains a reference to formula in its title.
It may be formulaic conflict creation, but the scenes at the camp, in which each character slips into his role among the flotsam-to-be, are as honest and convincing as anything Mr. Roache-Turner gives us.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
